Then I looked up. I saw a hand reach out to me. A scroll was in it.

我观看，见有一只手向我伸出来，手中有一书卷。

我观看，看哪，有一只手向我伸来；看哪，手中有一书卷。

我观看，看哪，有一只手向我伸来；看哪，手中有一书卷。

这时我看见一只手向我伸来，手中拿着书卷。

我观看，看见一只手向我伸过来，手中有一卷书卷。

我觀看，見有一隻手向我伸出來，手中有一書卷。

我觀看，看哪，有一隻手向我伸來；看哪，手中有一書卷。

我觀看，看哪，有一隻手向我伸來；看哪，手中有一書卷。

這時我看見一隻手向我伸來，手中拿著書卷。

我觀看，看見一隻手向我伸過來，手中有一卷書卷。

我看了看，只見有一隻手向我面前伸來，手中還有一卷書卷。

我觀之、見有手向我而伸、手中有卷、

我見有手、手執卷、

我見有一手、向我而伸、手中有卷、

Then I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me. In it was a scroll,

And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me. It held a scroll,

So I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and there was a written scroll in it.

Then I looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and behold, a scroll was in it.

Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

So I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and there was a written scroll in it.

And when I looked, behold, an hand[ was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book[ was] therein;

Then I looked and realized a hand was stretched out to me, and in it was a written scroll.

When I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me; and, behold, a scroll of a book was in it.

He reached out what appeared to be a hand. He took hold of me by the hair of my head. The Spirit of the Lord lifted me up between earth and heaven. In visions God gave me, the Spirit took me to Jerusalem. He brought me to the entrance of the north gate of the inner courtyard. The statue of a god was standing there. It made God very angry.

Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the one sitting on the throne. The scroll had writing on both sides. It was sealed with seven seals.I saw a mighty angel calling out in a loud voice. He said,“ Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll. No one could even look inside it.I cried and cried. That’s because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.Then one of the elders said to me,“ Do not cry! The Lion of the tribe of Judah has won the battle. He is the Root of David. He is able to break the seven seals and open the scroll.”

The Lord said to me,“ Son of man, eat what is in front of you. Eat this scroll. Then go and speak to the people of Israel.”

A hand touched me. It pulled me up on my hands and knees. I began to tremble with fear.

Then the voice I had heard from heaven spoke to me again. It said,“ The angel is standing on the sea and on the land. Go and take the scroll from him. It is lying open in his hand.”So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me,“ Take it and eat it. It will become sour in your stomach. But‘ in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey.’ ”( Ezekiel 3:3)I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. In my mouth it tasted as sweet as honey. But when I had eaten it, it became sour in my stomach.Then I was told,“ You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

Then someone who looked like a man touched my lips. I opened my mouth. I began to speak to the one who was standing in front of me. I said,“ My master, I’m greatly troubled because of the vision I’ve seen. And I feel very weak.How can I talk with you? My strength is gone. In fact, I can hardly breathe.”The one who looked like a man touched me again. He gave me strength.

Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared. They wrote something on the plaster of the palace wall. It happened near the lampstand. The king watched the hand as it wrote.

“ Get a scroll. Write on it all the words I have spoken to you. Write down what I have said about Israel, Judah and all the other nations. Write what I have said to you from the time of King Josiah until now.

Then I said,‘ Here I am. It is written about me in the book. I have come to do what you want, my God.’ ”( Psalm 40:6–8)

Then the Lord reached out his hand. He touched my mouth and spoke to me. He said,“ I have put my words in your mouth.